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Harry Hunt Atkinson (1881-1968) —
also known as Harry H. Atkinson —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, May 22,
1881.
Son of Henry R. M. Atkinson and Jessie (Erickson) Atkinson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Nye
County District Attorney, 1917-20; U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1926-34; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nevada, 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, Zeta
Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association; United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in 1968
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry R. M. Atkinson and Jessie (Erickson) Atkinson; married, November
28, 1908, to Katherine Jackson (died 1954); married, September
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Howard William Babcock (1917-1986) —
also known as Howard W. Babcock —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Austin, Mower
County, Minn., April 7,
1917.
Son of Clarence S. Babcock and Irene Mildred (Orrin) Babcock.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1958-61.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma Nu
Phi; Optimist
Club.
Died August
26, 1986 (age 69 years, 141
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Las Vegas, Nev.
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Milton B. Badt (1884-1966) —
of Elko, Elko
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 8,
1884.
Son of Moris Badt and Lina (Posener) Badt.
Lawyer;
district judge in Nevada, 1945-47; justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1947-66; appointed 1947; died in
office 1966; chief
justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1951-52, 1957-59.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Elks; Rotary.
Died April 2,
1966 (age 81 years, 268
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alan Harvey Bible (1909-1988) —
also known as Alan Bible —
of Storey
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Lovelock, Pershing
County, Nev., November
20, 1909.
Son of Jacob H. Bible and Isabel (Welsh) Bible.
Democrat. Lawyer; Storey
County District Attorney, 1935-38; Nevada
state attorney general, 1943-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1954-74; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1955.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Rotary;
Phi
Alpha Delta; Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Died in Auburn, Placer
County, Calif., September
12, 1988 (age 78 years, 297
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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Hugh Henry Brown (b. 1872) —
also known as Hugh H. Brown —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Tonopah, Nye
County, Nev.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, May 4,
1872.
Son of Robert McCutcheon Brown and Louise Christina (Smith) Brown.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1908,
1912
(alternate), 1916.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard Walter Cannon (1912-2002) —
also known as Howard W. Cannon —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in St. George, Washington
County, Utah, January
26, 1912.
Son of Walter Cannon and Leah (Sullivan) Cannon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1959-83; defeated, 1982.
Mormon.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Lions; Elks.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at the Odyssey House Hospice,
Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., March 6,
2002 (age 90 years, 39
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Thomas Owen Craven (b. 1905) —
also known as Thomas O. Craven —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Rocklin, Placer
County, Calif., August
31, 1905.
Son of Thomas Glenn Craven and Beatrice (Owens) Craven.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1936;
U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1942-45.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Augustus Ducker (b. 1870) —
also known as Edward A. Ducker —
of Winnemucca, Humboldt
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in Visalia, Tulare
County, Calif., February
26, 1870.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Ducker and Augusta (Woodward) Ducker.
Democrat. Lawyer; Humboldt
County District Attorney, 1905-10; district judge in Nevada 6th
District, 1911-18; justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1918-31; chief
justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1929-31.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morley Isaac Griswold (1890-1951) —
also known as Morley Griswold —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Elko, Elko
County, Nev., October
10, 1890.
Son of Chauncey Warner Griswold and Mary Ellen (Dakin) Griswold.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada, 1927-34; Governor of
Nevada, 1934-35; defeated, 1934; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nevada, 1936,
1940,
1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Delta
Tau Delta.
Died October
3, 1951 (age 60 years, 358
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Dominque Laxalt (b. 1922) —
also known as Paul Laxalt —
of Carson
City, Nev.
Born in Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., August 2,
1922.
Son of Dominique Laxalt and Theresa (Alpetche) Laxalt.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada, 1963-67; Governor of
Nevada, 1967-71; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1974-87; defeated, 1964.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Frank List (b. 1936) —
also known as Robert List —
of Carson
City, Nev.; Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Visalia, Tulare
County, Calif., September
1, 1936.
Son of Franklin Way List and Alice A. (Dove) List.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1968,
1972
(delegation chair); Nevada
state attorney general, 1971-78; Governor of
Nevada, 1979-83.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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Samuel Platt (b. 1874) —
also known as Sam Platt —
of Carson
City, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Carson
City, Nev., November
17, 1874.
Son of Joseph Platt and Malvina (Bash) Platt.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Speaker of
the Nevada State House of Representatives, 1905; U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1906-14; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1914, 1916, 1928, 1940; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1916,
1920.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Arbitration Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; B'nai
B'rith; Elks; Eagles; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Grant Sawyer (1918-1996) —
also known as F. Grant Sawyer —
of Elko, Elko
County, Nev.
Born in Twin Falls, Twin Falls
County, Idaho, December
14, 1918.
Son of Harry W. Sawyer and Bula (Cameron) Sawyer.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Elko
County District Attorney, 1950-58; Nevada
Democratic state chair, 1955; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1956;
Governor
of Nevada, 1959-67; defeated, 1966.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; American
Legion; Lions; Eagles.
Died, of complications from a stroke, in
Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., February
19, 1996 (age 77 years, 67
days).
Interment at Palm
Valley View Memorial Park, Las Vegas, Nev.
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Erroll James Livingston Taber (1877-1947) —
also known as E. J. L. Taber —
of Elko, Elko
County, Nev.
Born in Austin, Lander
County, Nev., November
29, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Elko
County District Attorney, 1909-11; district judge in Nevada 4th
District, 1911-23; justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1935-47; died in office 1947; chief
justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1939-40, 1945-46.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died February
6, 1947 (age 69 years, 69
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Leo Wadsworth (b. 1922) —
also known as J. L. Wadsworth —
of Panaca, Lincoln
County, Nev.; Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Alamo, Lincoln
County, Nev., May 21,
1922.
Son of James Allen Wadsworth and Lois (Stewart) Wadsworth.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; rancher;
member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1949-50; lawyer.
Mormon.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1963.
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Charles Edward Wiggins (1927-2000) —
also known as Charles E. Wiggins —
of El Monte, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; West Covina, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in El Monte, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
3, 1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; mayor of
El Monte, Calif., 1964-66; U.S.
Representative from California, 1967-79 (25th District 1967-75,
39th District 1975-79); Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1984-96.
Member, Lions;
American Bar Association.
Died, of complications from diabetes
and heart
disease, at Sunrise Hospital
and Medical Center, Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., March 2,
2000 (age 72 years, 90
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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